Role of Self-Assessment V.C. Agarwal, Director (HR) NPCIL,INDIA

NPCIL Architect Developer Managing Construction Operating Reactors Managing Rad waste and spent fuel

Training and Development (Educational Infrastructure) Fundamental Knowledge On job training Simulator training Regulatory Licensing Actual experience in pilot /operating plant Advance training and setting up of nuclear training centres Fundamental institutes and nuclear institutes/universities

Energy Security (National Position) Firm commitment of government for nuclear power National act Governmental funding and countersigning liability during initial phase Established independent regulatory body Grid stability

Regulatory Clearances (Utility and Regulators) RC from supplier country RC from host country Environmental clearances Site selection Technical evaluation of site Nuclear safety aspects with regard to engineered features Inter governmental agreement Life extension programme

Self-Assessment of Technical Capability ( Utility and Vendor) Industrial maturity of the nation Supply of major components as advance procurement Assessment of supply chain Human resource development Understanding the technology Vendor development

Project Execution (Utility) Preparation of human resource based integrated net work with financial flow Pre-engineering Finalization of bid documents Detailed engineering Signing of agreement Project monitoring techniques Selecting the commissioning team Developing commissioning documents Supply monitoring Obtaining regulatory approvals in stages

Radiation Protection (Utility and Regulator) Setting up the RP department Environmental survey laboratory Finalizing RP areas and their monitoring equipment Developing EPP and response Agreements with provincial government Security system, physical protection

Conclusion Strong infrastructural requirement In depth understanding of regulator aspects Cultural development for handling high technology which also involves radiation Trained human resource a key factor Document covers most of these topics